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i just spoke with senator rob portman, he played the president in all of romney's debate, mock debate performances, preparing for this debate and he said he believed tonight's debate changed the dynamics of this race and the romney that we saw on that stage is the romney we're going to see for the next five weeks. he's going to take this message this effort to connect the specifics he used, the discussion about his record in massachusetts and his proposals on that campaign trail. he said you're going to see that in weeks weeks to come. romney talking about the specifics of his propose as and connecting with the american people. >> pelley: jan, thank you. cbs news coverage of the first presidential debate of 2012 will continue from denver in just a moment. vo: for years, sacramento politicians have chopped away funds for our schools. today, we're forty-seventh out of fifty in per-pupil funding. now these politicians say unless we send more tax dollars to sacramento, they'll cut education again. here's a new approach. prop thirty-eight sends billions in new education dollars straight to
i just spoke with senator rob portman, he played the president in all of romney's debate, mock debate performances, preparing for this debate and he said he believed tonight's debate changed the dynamics of this race and the romney that we saw on that stage is the romney we're going to see for the next five weeks. he's going to take this message this effort to connect the specifics he used, the discussion about his record in massachusetts and his proposals on that campaign trail. he said you're...
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ann romney said when mitt romney goes out for one of these debates, he writes dad at the top of the -- kind of touching seriously, i thought. it was nice. but i would immediately write down the five or six key points they wanted to be sure to try to work in somehow. because you can't take any prepared materials in there with you, but you can remember the things that you walk on stage with, and get them down in a hurry. >> cenk: or if you can't remember them, you write them in your head like sarah palin did. >> al gore: michelle obama -- this is their 20th wedding anniversary and she said she was going to make him write on his palm love you honey or something. >> eliot: this is a great way for mitt romney to show a human. >> jennifer: yeah. >> cenk: jennifer did you have zingers? >> jennifer: absolutely. i wanted to ask the vice president looking at these backgrounds and podiums, doesn't it make your stomach clench? >> al gore: no, i found them exciting and enjoyable in the same way i played a football game. >> jennifer: interesting. i didn't feel that way. i thought they were very har
ann romney said when mitt romney goes out for one of these debates, he writes dad at the top of the -- kind of touching seriously, i thought. it was nice. but i would immediately write down the five or six key points they wanted to be sure to try to work in somehow. because you can't take any prepared materials in there with you, but you can remember the things that you walk on stage with, and get them down in a hurry. >> cenk: or if you can't remember them, you write them in your head...
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i just spoke with senator rob portman, he played the president in all of romney's debate, mock debate performances, preparing for this debate and he said he believed tonight's debate changed the dynamics of this race and the romney that we saw on that stage is the romney we're going to see for the next five weeks. he's going to take this message, this effort to connect the specifics he used, the discussion about his record in massachusetts and his proposals on that campaign trail. he said you're going to see that in weeks weeks to come. romney talking about the specifics of his propose as and connecting with the american people. >> pelley: jan, thank you. cbs news coverage of the first presidential debate of 2012 will continue from denver in just a moment. university of denver with our coverage of the debate. by design, tonight's debate was all about the economy and jobs and, of course, both candidates had very different views on the path for america's future. let's have a look at just a moment when both of the candidates were talking about tax policy a creating jobs. >> there is wher
i just spoke with senator rob portman, he played the president in all of romney's debate, mock debate performances, preparing for this debate and he said he believed tonight's debate changed the dynamics of this race and the romney that we saw on that stage is the romney we're going to see for the next five weeks. he's going to take this message, this effort to connect the specifics he used, the discussion about his record in massachusetts and his proposals on that campaign trail. he said...
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just a few hours before the debates started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet -- >> john: exactly. >> al gore: and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> jennifer: that's interesting. [overlapping speakers] >> cenk: one quick thing here. i just came from l.a. the same day. i drank two cups of coffee. >> john: the first time i ever did stand up in denver i had the same effect. it makes you drawn and off. the president has an off night. >> jennifer: but tell me a good answer. >> john: i agree with jenks i think he explained voucherism better than ever. >> eliot: i think the substance of that transwould read well in a transcript -- >> jennifer: give me something good. come on eliot. >> eliot: he spoke to his wife with no passion. [ laughter ] >> eliot: that was the only moment when i saw in his eyes the energy and caring that got him elected president -- >> jennifer: what about when he quoted lincoln? >> eliot: it sounded old. >> cenk: all right. vice president gore what did he do right? >> al gore: well that was going to be my answer.
just a few hours before the debates started. romney did his debate prep in denver. when you go to 5,000 feet -- >> john: exactly. >> al gore: and you only have a few hours to adjust -- >> jennifer: that's interesting. [overlapping speakers] >> cenk: one quick thing here. i just came from l.a. the same day. i drank two cups of coffee. >> john: the first time i ever did stand up in denver i had the same effect. it makes you drawn and off. the president has an off...
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and i'm looking forward to having that debate. >> governor romney, two minutes. >> thank you, jim. it's an honor to be here with you, and i appreciate the chance to be with the president. i'm pleased to be at the university of denver. appreciate their welcome. and also the presidential commission on these debates. and congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine, here with me. congratulations. this is obviously a very tender topic. i've had the occasion over the last couple of years of meeting people across the country. i was in dayton, ohio, and a woman grabbed my arm, and she said, i've been out of work since may. can you help me? and yesterday i was at a rally in denver and a woman came up to her with a baby in her arms and said, ann, my husband has had four jobs in three years, part-time jobs. he has lost his most recent job. and we've now just lost our home. can you help us? and the answer is, yes, we can help. but it's going to take a different path. not the one we've been on. not the one the president
and i'm looking forward to having that debate. >> governor romney, two minutes. >> thank you, jim. it's an honor to be here with you, and i appreciate the chance to be with the president. i'm pleased to be at the university of denver. appreciate their welcome. and also the presidential commission on these debates. and congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine, here with me. congratulations. this is...
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and there was a lot of time being spent debating mitt romney's plan. and in an odd way while the obama folks think long term that will help them create contrasts and comparatives, short-term it elevates romney to sort of presidential ideas and allows that voter to say can i picture that guy in the big chair, brian? >> and tom brokaw, i'm guessing you concur that the victory from tonight is for substance. say what you will, yes, there's going to be spin. yes, these are two guys on different sides of the ideological aisle. we've got a good substantive airing tonight. especially on the economy. of the issues we set out to discuss. >> this is what a debate should be about. let the two candidates go after each other. they both came prepared knowing they were going to have to close the case, if you will, with the american people. i think there's a consensus at this hour at least that governor romney, whether or not you agree with his policies, marshalled his facts in a more coherent fashion than the president did. hailey barbour, who's one of the great repub
and there was a lot of time being spent debating mitt romney's plan. and in an odd way while the obama folks think long term that will help them create contrasts and comparatives, short-term it elevates romney to sort of presidential ideas and allows that voter to say can i picture that guy in the big chair, brian? >> and tom brokaw, i'm guessing you concur that the victory from tonight is for substance. say what you will, yes, there's going to be spin. yes, these are two guys on...
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and the first debates almost always help the challenger. mitt romney needs it. it's a tight race, he's behind. >> and tonight, to cover it all, our team, inside the debate hall. and keeping watch in our fact check desk, and also, with us right here in the studio, the insiders from both parties, ready to weigh in on who woman and the big moments we'll remember tomorrow. >> the moderator tonight, jim lehrer from pbs. he's moderat 12 debates, more than anybody else. here he is right now. >> good evening, from the magnus arena at the university of denver in denver, colorado. i'm jim lehrer of the pbs news hour and i welcome you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates, between president barack obama, the democratic nominee, and former massachusetts governor mitt romney, the republican nominee. this debate, and the next three, two presidential, one vice presidential, are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues. and will follow a format designed by the commission. there will be six roughly 15-minute
and the first debates almost always help the challenger. mitt romney needs it. it's a tight race, he's behind. >> and tonight, to cover it all, our team, inside the debate hall. and keeping watch in our fact check desk, and also, with us right here in the studio, the insiders from both parties, ready to weigh in on who woman and the big moments we'll remember tomorrow. >> the moderator tonight, jim lehrer from pbs. he's moderat 12 debates, more than anybody else. here he is right...
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i thought overall romney had the better of the debate. i thought he dispelled stereotypes of individualists. i thought he looked happier to be there. i thought he was certainly more aggressive. and finally i guess i would say the president missed out on a lot of opportunities to mention the 47%, to echo some of the themes the democratic ad campaigns which have been so successful. i thought on balance it was a good night for mitt romney. griewd what did you think about that, mark? >> i was amazed the 47% didn't come up. i think what we saw more than anything the rust from the president not having been in a debate, quite frankly, for four years. and i thought that mitt romney, the challenger always, with the president, gets an advantage, just by being there on the same stage and beeb at least equal. i thought that romney did quite well in making his case. he seemed comfortable. he seemed confident. he didn't seem mean spirited. i was amazed the president didn't rebut the the $716 billion charge. it's a phony charge. it's been-- i mean, it's
i thought overall romney had the better of the debate. i thought he dispelled stereotypes of individualists. i thought he looked happier to be there. i thought he was certainly more aggressive. and finally i guess i would say the president missed out on a lot of opportunities to mention the 47%, to echo some of the themes the democratic ad campaigns which have been so successful. i thought on balance it was a good night for mitt romney. griewd what did you think about that, mark? >> i was...
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is going to let the-- mitt romney is going to sort of let the cuts from the debate play all the way through tomorrow morning, not going to get in front of the cameras again until tomorrow afternoon when he holds a rally in virginia and on into the weekend he'll number florida, virginia and florida, of course, being two of the most important swing state in the election this year. >> woodruff: ari shapiro, scott horsily, thankou. you are our eyes and ears on the ground. >> ifill: what do you think about what they said, that obama came in just not to make a mistake? >> scott made a good point about one of the themes obama kept hitting was the secret plans. and one of his finer moments in the campaign was are you keeping them secret because the details are so good, and that was a good moment for obama. i'm not sure there were that many of them. but that was a good moment. i'm not sure your plans are secret are the strongest themes but he did hit on that. >> if you're going to mentio secret plans why not mention other secrets about the governor. i thought both scott and ari read the resp
is going to let the-- mitt romney is going to sort of let the cuts from the debate play all the way through tomorrow morning, not going to get in front of the cameras again until tomorrow afternoon when he holds a rally in virginia and on into the weekend he'll number florida, virginia and florida, of course, being two of the most important swing state in the election this year. >> woodruff: ari shapiro, scott horsily, thankou. you are our eyes and ears on the ground. >> ifill: what...
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but on style, it's clear that romney won this debate. he seemed to be more aggressive, just what he needed to do. and i think obama actually did well on substance but i think he was actually employing something sort of a defense. he wasn't trying to gain. he was just trying to not harm himself. i don't know if that is a good thing or bad thing. romney needed to do something. he did what he needed to do. i don't know if that is enough to win the election. >> there is a lot of debate online about why the president never invoked the 47% video. some speculate maybe he is trying to keep aces in his pocket. did that surprise you? >> well, what surprised me is there is very little talk about the kind of things he seemed to obsess about. the briefous gaffes, videotape. i thought it was a forward looking day for romney who took a lot of time outlining the plan. you have been talking about this. what is really going on with the president tonight? he seemed a little lethargic and slow. i think the word is malaise. this is a president who seems stuc
but on style, it's clear that romney won this debate. he seemed to be more aggressive, just what he needed to do. and i think obama actually did well on substance but i think he was actually employing something sort of a defense. he wasn't trying to gain. he was just trying to not harm himself. i don't know if that is a good thing or bad thing. romney needed to do something. he did what he needed to do. i don't know if that is enough to win the election. >> there is a lot of debate online...
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i thought it was very similar to mitt romney to the romney we saw in the first debate. what was different was his opponent. you saw mitt romney keep coming back to whatever president obama promises you have to remember we've had four years of what romney describes as the obama economy. he kept citing the number he always named on the stump. 23 million people looking for work. dropped out of the work force. don't have a job or underemployed. and one of the things that was really interesting to me was that as the conversation turned to certain groups of president obama has to win over, whether it's women, whether it's latinos, while president obama was offering specific prescriptions for women's health, for example, for immigration policy, mitt romney said the most important thing, whether you're a student, you need a job. you need a better economy. whether you're a woman asking about pay equity he said you need a job you need a better economy. for him it kept coming back to the same point again and again and again through the 90 minutes. >> ifill: that last question whic
i thought it was very similar to mitt romney to the romney we saw in the first debate. what was different was his opponent. you saw mitt romney keep coming back to whatever president obama promises you have to remember we've had four years of what romney describes as the obama economy. he kept citing the number he always named on the stump. 23 million people looking for work. dropped out of the work force. don't have a job or underemployed. and one of the things that was really interesting to...
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going in 46% said governor romney could be trusted, after the debate 49%. so he went up a little bit. but president obama went up much more substantially from 58% before the debate to 71% after. we also asked which candidate would do a better job on terrorism and national security. again, president obama won clearly here by a 64% to 36% margin. 2-1. there was one place where governor romney scored well this evening, that was on the issue of china. we asked which candidate would do a better job handling u.s. policy toward china. the voters in our survey, the uncommitted voters, were evenly split 50- 50, again president obama the clear winner this debate tonight 53% to 23% among uncommitted voters. scott, that's roughly a flip of the first debate when governor romney won by about the same margin. >> pelley: anthony, thank you very much. in the second debate the uncommitted voters were about a third, a third, and a third. so very different result tonight john. >> that's right, romney didn't do as well in this one, the president was much more commanding. but it
going in 46% said governor romney could be trusted, after the debate 49%. so he went up a little bit. but president obama went up much more substantially from 58% before the debate to 71% after. we also asked which candidate would do a better job on terrorism and national security. again, president obama won clearly here by a 64% to 36% margin. 2-1. there was one place where governor romney scored well this evening, that was on the issue of china. we asked which candidate would do a better job...
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we've had three debates the time for that to happen was at the first debate when mitt romney won and won big. right now we're in a situation like 2004 where the race will be a one-point or two-point race all the way down with a true states ultimately going to decide the race and what you this is now can a little extra juice from the president tonight on that commander in chief test that i think is going to give their democratic base what they may need to turn out the votes they need to turn out. but a one-point race this is going to stay. >> george will, do you agree, it's not going to change the polling numbers much? >> i do. tonight we saw two men who don't really disagree all that much talking about subjects concerning which the voters don't care all that much. i would sum this up as a nursery rhyme, the cow kicked nelly in the barn, didn't do her any good, didn't do her any harm. both were nellys. >> jake tapper, david muir, both were nellys and both campaigns will disagree with that. coming out of the debate what does each candidate's major goal over the next two weeks. jake, yo
we've had three debates the time for that to happen was at the first debate when mitt romney won and won big. right now we're in a situation like 2004 where the race will be a one-point or two-point race all the way down with a true states ultimately going to decide the race and what you this is now can a little extra juice from the president tonight on that commander in chief test that i think is going to give their democratic base what they may need to turn out the votes they need to turn...
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i think mitt romney had another good debate, but he does better when the other guy doesn't show up. this time president obama showed up and had a good debate, a much stronger debate he had last type. i think democrats have to be happy with that. i think both sides are probably happy with what happened tonight, but i do think you'll see -- or should see the romney people push back on the libya thing. when the moderator said, you know -- >> bret: she said to read the transcript. >> that kind of pushes -- you know, makes it look like -- well, it's like there's a ref and rev just threw the flag. that's going to help the president. >> the truth is that the opportunity -- governor romney had a tremendous opportunity once the president had said that, because the answer to that, the obvious answer to that is, mr. president, if you thought on the monday after that this was an act of terror, why did your u.n. ambassador go out several days later on five sunday television shows and say the best information you had was that it was all reaction to that movie, and why did you yourself -- >> bret:
i think mitt romney had another good debate, but he does better when the other guy doesn't show up. this time president obama showed up and had a good debate, a much stronger debate he had last type. i think democrats have to be happy with that. i think both sides are probably happy with what happened tonight, but i do think you'll see -- or should see the romney people push back on the libya thing. when the moderator said, you know -- >> bret: she said to read the transcript. >>...
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according to you, governor romney also put in a good debate. on the energy base, the back-and-forth that almost put into looking like they came to blows. wilbur ross on what you make of that and whose message is right after this. i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there'no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china,...
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savannah guthrie. >> this was absolutely the romney strategy going into this debate, to majorly tone down the rhetoric. and at times as david observed, it seemed the president was spoiling for a fight. he wanted to draw the contrast. romney from the very first answer wasn't going to be the romney we've seen on the campaign trail, known for those stinging criticisms of the president on a whole host of areas on foreign policy. he was asked about benghazi, libya, something we've heard romney go hard after the president for on the campaign trail. but he didn't take the bait from the very first answer. instead, romney advisers said they wanted him to come across as measured, as moderate, as somebody who had an understanding of the foreign policy issues with some depth. and there were times during this debate where it seems romney was almost delivering a book report, the hotspots of the world, clearly trying to show that he will not be caricatured as a warmonger or somebody who engages in cowboy rhetoric. the president, by the same token, determined to remind him of his past statements. >>
savannah guthrie. >> this was absolutely the romney strategy going into this debate, to majorly tone down the rhetoric. and at times as david observed, it seemed the president was spoiling for a fight. he wanted to draw the contrast. romney from the very first answer wasn't going to be the romney we've seen on the campaign trail, known for those stinging criticisms of the president on a whole host of areas on foreign policy. he was asked about benghazi, libya, something we've heard romney...
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debates. >> no, i thought mitt romney played the hurt party and played it quite well. and i thought the president went after him. he was quite aggressive, right from the outset. you've got, you're fighting a cold war policies of the 1980s, the social policies of the 1950s, the economic policies of the 1920s. and i think that was the president's strategy, to rattle him. and to expose the inconsistencies, sort of the etch-a-sketch that has been part of the litany of accusations against mitt romney. >> ifill: mark shield, send cade the columnist is joined with david brooks, what did you think. >> i wrote who is the challenger and who is the incumbent from the style would you think mitt romney was the incumbent and in the lead and that barack obama was the chall be enger and behind, he was much more aggressive, trying to is up yet-- upset the race, stylistickically that was the mo interesting. if you listened closely there is a lot of agreementment on lib ya, on syria. i thought they were equally demagogic on china, on iran, afghanistan,. politically i guess i would have t
debates. >> no, i thought mitt romney played the hurt party and played it quite well. and i thought the president went after him. he was quite aggressive, right from the outset. you've got, you're fighting a cold war policies of the 1980s, the social policies of the 1950s, the economic policies of the 1920s. and i think that was the president's strategy, to rattle him. and to expose the inconsistencies, sort of the etch-a-sketch that has been part of the litany of accusations against mitt...